Game Rant Recap for 02/05/23 – 02/11/23

Highlights

• Dead by Daylight introduces a new game mode, Lights Out.
• Star Wars Outlaws and Assassin’s Creed Red have tentative release windows in 2024 and 2025.
• Persona 3 Reload is Atlus’ fastest-selling game and is already a success, even while available on Xbox Game Pass.

Dead by Daylight is receiving some potentially game-changing updates, Persona 3 Reload marks an incredible milestone for Atlus, and a Suicide Squad: Kill the Justice League Easter egg may serve to overturn one of Rocksteady’s most controversial choices. Today, Game Rant’s weekly recap takes a look at some of the most notable headlines from the past week.

Star Wars Outlaws and Assassin’s Creed Red may be releasing sooner than some fans may have expected, an Uncharted remake is rumored to be in the works, and Halo’s second season on Paramount begins airing to more mixed reviews. All that and more in this week’s roundup of games industry news.

Dead by Daylight Reveals New Game Modifier Update

Dead by Daylight’s always been consistent with frequent crossovers and original chapter updates. Now, Dead by Daylight seems to finally be taking after its mobile counterpart and debuting new game modes, this time with a Lights Out modifier that is sure to spice up the asymmetrical cat-and-mouse loop. Unfortunately, it seems this game mode is only available for a limited time, perhaps as a litmus test for future endeavors like it.

Star Wars Outlaws, Assassin’s Creed Red Release Windows Revealed

The tentative release windows have been shared for two of Ubisoft’s biggest upcoming games, Star Wars Outlaws and the currently codenamed Assassin’s Creed Red. The release windows are spring 2024 and anywhere between April 2024 and March 2025 respectively, giving them quite wide windows to hit.

Persona 3 Reload is Atlus’ Fastest-Selling Game

It’s only been over a week since the release of Persona 3 Reload and it’s already Atlus’ fastest-selling game, which is astounding given that the remake is also available on Xbox Game Pass.

Uncharted: Drake’s Fortune Remake Rumored

Naughty Dog is no stranger to remasters and remakes. However, the rumor of an Uncharted: Drake’s Fortune remake, if true, could mean that Uncharted sequels are on the way as the IP prepares for a modern resurgence alongside its live-action adaptations.

Suicide Squad: Kill the Justice League Secret Teases Batman’s Return

An elaborate Easter egg in Suicide Squad: Kill the Justice League was found recently that encrypts a hidden message spread across multiple calendars found in-game. The message reads “He Will Return” based on which dates were circled, concluding with a bat symbol over the final calendar date, and strongly suggests that this game won’t be the last fans see of the Arkhamverse’s Caped Crusader.

Features

There are a lot of loose ends Resident Evil 9 can tie up, and what Capcom decides to include in Resident Evil’s ninth mainline entry will be make-or-break for the series’ ongoing longevity.

Movies & TV

Paramount’s Halo is undoubtedly one of the most maligned live-action video game adaptations ever, and its second season has still yet to prove whether it’s able to pick itself up from where its first season stumbled.

Guides

Persona 3 Reload contains a plethora of productive activities for players in their free time, and many of those activities will contribute naturally to requests that the Velvet Room’s Elizabeth requests, while others need players to go a bit further out of their way.

Game Rant Exclusives

Metroidvanias are ubiquitous nowadays with fewer differences than similarities. However, in a Game Rant interview with Hadoque, Ultros’ presentation and gameplay are argued as standouts in the genre.